352 pages |Hardcover

From theNYTbestselling author ofWhisper Networkcomes a novel that asks: to what lengths will a woman go for a little more help from her husband?

Nora Spangler is a successful attorney but when it comes to domestic life, she finds shes always the one doing more. She packs the lunches, schedules the doctor appointments, knows where the extra paper towel rolls are, and designs and orders the holiday cards. Her husband works hard, toobut why does it seem like she is always working so muchharder?

The Spanglers go house hunting in Dynasty Ranch, a nice suburban neighborhood where Nora meets a group of high-powered womena tech CEO, a neurosurgeon, an award-winning therapist, a bestselling authorwith enviably supportive husbands. When she agrees to help with a residents gruesome wrongful death case, she delves into the lives of the women there. She finds the air is different in Dynasty Ranch. The women arent hanging on by a thread.

They swear by an unorthodox method of couples therapy that has transformed their relationships. Even as she fears digging up the secrets at the heart of her own marriage, Nora is tantalized by the possibility of a life thats under control. The men seem strange. But maybe theyre just evolved. Soon Nora is relishing that her husband now shoulders half the load at home. But something is deeply wrong in Dynasty Ranch. As the case unravels, Nora uncovers a plot that may explain the secret to having-it-all. One thats worth killing for.

Smart, sharp, and timely, this novel imagines a world where the burden of the second shift is equally shared and what it might take to get there.

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When Lauren returns home to her flat in London late one night, she is greeted at the door by her husband, Michael. Theres only one problemshes not married. Shes never seen this man before in her life. But according to her friends, her much-improved decor, and the photos on her phone, theyve been together for years.

As Lauren tries to puzzle out how she could be married to someone she cant remember meeting, Michael goes to the attic to change a lightbulb and abruptly disappears. In his place, a new man emerges, and a new, slightly altered life re-forms around her. Realizing that her attic is creating an infinite supply of husbands, Lauren confronts the question: If swapping lives is as easy as changing a lightbulb, how do you know youve taken the right path? When do you stop trying to do better and start actually living?